Episodes

This week on the podcast, Christine Benz with tips for last-minute IRA contributions, Damien Conover with undervalued health-care stocks with secure dividends, Russ Kinnel with the recipe for finding “fantastic” funds, Erin Lash with high-quality and underpriced packaged goods stocks, Alfonzo Bruno with a strong inflation hedge from Vanguard, and Ariel’s John Rogers on the changing face of value investing.

This week on the podcast, our analysts’ takes on Coca Cola and Cisco results; Christine Benz suggests three strategies for generating cash flow in retirement; Travis Miller highlights 3 utilities for income investors; Jon Hale talks about the growth of sustainable investing; Mark Cash gives his take on Dell stock; and Alex Bryan shares a low-cost ETF with a focus on strong businesses.

This week on the podcast, our earnings roundup with Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Netflix, and IBM; Ed Slott on missed RMDs; what the government shutdown means for the debt ceiling; Russ Kinnel on investment themes for 2019; 3 gold-rated small-cap index funds to consider; and how to build a solid portfolio foundation.

This week on the podcast: Russ Kinnel on the year in funds; three newly reopened funds for the new year; Baird’s Tim Steffen on tax reporting missteps; a bank-loan fund pick; a well-positioned software firm; and bargain in the banking sector.

This week on the podcast: Ed Slott on RMD mistakes to avoid; evaluating fund laggards; why electricity demand is about to get a jolt; Gold-rated funds that are taking a beating; bond funds that should benefit from a flight to quality; and analyzing slowing home sales.

This week on the podcast: T. Rowe Price’s year of fund upgrades; tips for Medicare open enrollment; Baird’s Tim Steffen discusses year-end tax planning; Alec Lucas analyzes this world large-stock option; Aron Szaprio on the implications of the midterm elections for investors; and dividends in the cereal aisle.

This week on the podcast: Earnings flow in with GE and Facebook in the spotlight; an upgrade for this midcap value fund; Vanguard's Fran Kinniry on portfolio construction amid lower returns; popular target-date funds; funds that could be cash alternatives; and as the Red Sox celebrate their World Series win, Boston Beer looks expensive.